Breaking the racket

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Updated On Jan 19, 2012 09:10 pm IST

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Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus smashes an already destroyed racket in frustration during a break against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in their second round men's singles match on day three of the 2012 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 18, 2012. AFP

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Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus smashes an already destroyed racket in frustration during a break against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in their second round men's singles match on day three of the 2012 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 18, 2012. AFP

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Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia smashes his racket in frustration during a training session ahead of the 2012 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 14, 2012. The tennis season's first Grand Slam of the year will take place from January 16 to 29. AFP

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Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia smashes his racket in frustration during a training session ahead of the 2012 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 14, 2012. The tennis season's first Grand Slam of the year will take place from January 16 to 29. AFP

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Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland holds his broken racquet during his men's singles quarter-final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on the ninth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2011. Federer won 6-1. 6-3. 6-3. AFP

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Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland holds his broken racquet during his men's singles quarter-final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on the ninth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2011. Federer won 6-1. 6-3. 6-3. AFP

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Austria's Jurgen Melzer throws away his broken racket as he plays against Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol during their Men's second round match in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 26, 2011, in Paris. AFP

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Austria's Jurgen Melzer throws away his broken racket as he plays against Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol during their Men's second round match in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 26, 2011, in Paris. AFP

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Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka's broken racket is displayed during his match against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 27, 2011, in Paris. AFP

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Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka's broken racket is displayed during his match against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 27, 2011, in Paris. AFP

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Serbian player Novak Djokovic smashes his racket as he plays against Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis in a Men's Singles match at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in south-west London, on June 25, 2011. AFP

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Serbian player Novak Djokovic smashes his racket as he plays against Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis in a Men's Singles match at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in south-west London, on June 25, 2011. AFP

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Austrian player Jurgen Melzer throws his racket after losing to Belgian player Xavier Malisse during the men's single at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 25, 2011. AFP

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Austrian player Jurgen Melzer throws his racket after losing to Belgian player Xavier Malisse during the men's single at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 25, 2011. AFP

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Unseeded Angelique Kerber of Germany shows her broken racket after returning a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia (9) during a Women's semifinal match at the US Open tennis tournament September 10, 2011 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. AFP

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Unseeded Angelique Kerber of Germany shows her broken racket after returning a shot to Samantha Stosur of Australia (9) during a Women's semifinal match at the US Open tennis tournament September 10, 2011 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. AFP

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Andy Roddick of the US smashes his tennis racquet onto the court during his first round singles match against Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on October 3, 2011. Anderson won 7-6,7-5. AFP

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Andy Roddick of the US smashes his tennis racquet onto the court during his first round singles match against Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on October 3, 2011. Anderson won 7-6,7-5. AFP

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Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka walks back to his seat with a racket he broke during his semi-final match against compatriot Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament on November 5, 2011, in Basel. Federer won 7-6 (7/5), 6-2. AFP

Updated on Jan 19, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka walks back to his seat with a racket he broke during his semi-final match against compatriot Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament on November 5, 2011, in Basel. Federer won 7-6 (7/5), 6-2. AFP

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